Annual peony post

One of the interesting things with keeping the blog is tracking the posts from year to year. For example, last year the peony post was 2 weeks earlier than this year. A demonstration of the difference in each year's weather.

This year Spring has been cool and wet so the blooming flowers are later than last year's hot and dry Spring.

There is a new peony in the garden this year. I don't know where it came from and there are only two stems and each has a pink-toned blossom of the single type peony. Pretty crazy.

Miss America

One of the old fashioned red peony that came with the house

Miss America

A pink sngle type variety. This one just showed up this year

One of the red peonies that came with the house.

Garden photos

Gas plant that I stole from the neighbor's house a long time ago.

Miss America

One of the red ones that came with the house.

A light pink one that came with the house.

While I was away...

While I was up north for the Memorial Day weekend, the garden burst with color.

The transplanted and thinned Siberian iris are even blooming.

Gas plant

Miss America peony

Miss America peony

perineal geranium

Plant name escapes me

Peonies

Peony

And the rest of the peonies

About a week after Miss America peony starts to bloom, the rest of the tribe joins in...

I call it peony row.

The pinkish white ones at the far end are really full this year.

This plant is actually not doing well.
This is the middle red bush and down to just this one blossom
but it is spectacular.

Interesting lighting this evening.
Stormy sunset light strong and shady at the same tome.

And not to be outdone, the Siberian iris are on bloom.
The heat is making them last only a day or so.

Here she is. Miss America

Peony time. They are starting to bloom. Miss America is normally the first to open.

Annual peony pics

At least two weeks ahead of normal, the garden peonies are starting to bloom and as beautiful as ever.  What you don't get with the pictures is the amazing aroma.

Miss America

the peonies that came with the house

Looked up last year's picture and it was dated June 12.  That shows how much earlier the blooms are this year.

Mom made it home

Mom returned to Burke, Virginia very early this morning.  Her flight on SunCountry was at 6am.  We had a wonderful visit.

Mom just missed the first Miss America bloom.  Looks like the peonies are going to be incredible this year.